Texas A&M
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Second-Half Run Gives No. 24 Texas 76-58 Win Over A&M
Jan 17, 2001 | Men's Basketball
January 17, 2001
Maurice Evans scored 21 points and Texas went on a 26-7 run late to defeat Texas A&M 76-58 in a foul-plagued game Wednesday night.
Texas (14-3, 3-1 Big 12) trailed 34-28 at the half, but came out strong, closing the margin to a single point before A&M' s Andy Leatherman drained a 3-pointer and drew the foul.
Evans and Brandon Mouton scored back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Longhorns their first lead in more than 10 minutes of play at 43-41. Bernard King, who led the Aggies with 23 points, gave A&M (6-10, 0-4) the lead again with his own 3-pointer.
The Longhorns, playing in their third game in six days, showed little signs of fatigue after Monday's upset of No. 15 Connecticut.
A total of 49 fouls were called in the game.
King was the Aggies' only offense in the first seven minutes of play, scoring eight points as Texas built up a 17-8 margin. A trio of turnovers by the Longhorns allowed A&M to go on an 11-3 run midway through the period, closing the lead to 22-21.
Chris Evans added 15 points for Texas while Darren Kelly had 11 and Roosevelt Brown scored 10.
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